In one of the halls that I attended there were a few sisters (2 of them elder's wives and 1 of them a pioneer) that were somehow allowed to skip the service meeting (for no known reason). They would each simply call the Kingdom Hall a little after 9:30, ask where the group was going, tell the person who picked up the phone to get them a spot with one of the car groups, then meet the group in the territory at their leisure, count time for the whole morning, then leave right from the territory to go back home so that they wouldn't have to get driven back to the hall then drive home from there. I guess having an elder husband or being a pioneer had its perks in that congregation.
Waffles
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Anyone have a good Meeting for Field Service story?
by BonaFide inoh, yes those wonderful meetings for service.
for some reason, they are so long and disorganized and boring.
seems no one wants to get out there in the territory.. i remember in one hall when i was a teenager, a ministerial servant, about 50 years old, would conduct the midweek meeting for service at the kh at 9 am.
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how hard is it to move on?...lose everyone?...start new???
by oompa ini have already lost nearly all my friends....maybe just a handful will even be social........but i so hate to lose my mom and dad and my jw son.....one is df......so he still shows that he loves me.....but damm........i so hate to lose the little bit of fam i have left.......is that normal?......stupid question.....i guess i know from my time here....i so hate these guys that can take them away.....oompa.
i know a bunch of you have done it.....just please help me through it...........
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Waffles
It hasn't been a year yet for me since I lost all of my family and friends, and I'm pretty fucking depressed, bitter, angry, you name it. In my experience, so far it sucks, but I'll be damned if I spend the rest of my life drinking Kool Aid, living a lie, and shoving Awake magazines down people's throats on topics like "The Glory of Gerbil Droppings". Wish I had some positive words for you, but I am still quite distraught over this whole realization and subsequent mess. I'm hoping to make new friends by following up interest on hobbies. We'll see where it takes me.
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Anderson of the Brazil
by Anderson of the Brasil ingood morning to everybody!
is a pleasure to participate in the forum.
my name is anderson, i have 43 years and i live in rio de janeiro, brazil.
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Waffles
I don't see how there are any male Witnesses in Brazil. The native Brazilian women are so smoking hot. Only the gays could resist 'em.
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Young JW males dating non-JWs scenario
by Gayle ini know this happens among the jw girls too.
i had seen this many years ago as a jw but a couple recent circumstances i have been informed of this happening now as well.. young jw males dating non-jw girls.
some still active, some fading (not because of questioning jw doctrines), perhaps just wanting a bit of the wild side.
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Waffles
Can't blame 'em. If you date another JW you'll be lucky if you get to see a nude ankle and the closest you'll get to rounding the bases is holding hands in a large, well-lit group setting.
On the other hand, a nice evil worldly girl has a higher chance of putting out and being fine about it.
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Family celebrates mom's birthday by buying and restoring a red 1969 Mustang like she had when she was fifteen. Actually, THE red 1969 Mustang she had when she was fifteen
by Yizuman intotally floored': ronan woman given 1969 ford mustang she bought at 15 for her 50th birthday.
by vince devlin of the missoulian.
when julie moore bought her 1969 ford mustang back in 1973, she was a 15-year-old student at sentinel high school.
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Waffles
How rotten and evil these people are! Celebrating a birth day! How dare they!
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Is JW's working for an apostate the same as making military weapons?
by Quirky1 injust a thought i've been pondering.
should a jw knowingly work or be employed by a full blown apostate whether they are just inactive, df or da.
i would think this would be the same as bad association, the manufacture of weapons or selling cigarettes.
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Waffles
I know of a few Witnesses that worked for an apostate former elder in NY. Not sure what reasoning they used to stay at their jobs, but they did.
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Goddess Roll Call: LADIES, Show Your Inner Goddess, Stand Proud Say It Loud!
by GoddessRachel inmy username is goddessrachel.
because i believe we are all gods and goddesses.
after all aren't we made in god's image?.
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Waffles
I have a twig and berries. Can I still be in the Goddess club?
BTW, when you're done cleaning the kitchen, grab me a beer too.
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Sisters with unbelieving or DF'd mates
by lalaa inmy mother had left the truth for 4 years in the early 90's.
when she came back she was already remarried.
he started to study and got baptized.
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Waffles
I am a disfellowshipped husband, but my experience hasn't been one of having my wife treated differently. Why do you ask? Because my wife moved out on me shortly after being disfellowshipped, saying that we can be back together only if I get reinstated. Unsupportive bitch.
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What does WT Say About .....
by cameo-d injesus's "secret friends" joseph of arimathea and nicodemus?.
in your own words, how do you understand the story?.
i would also like to see what wt may have published about this connection.. thank you..
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Waffles
The Secret Friend class would be a great group to be a part of. You are undercover, don't have to do much, and Jesus still loves you. Maybe the modern day Nicodemus class are the faders?
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Young People Ask - Ans/Work - Now that you're older...
by Confucious ini think i was 22 when that book came out.. and i remember the being at the convention remembering how much i appreciated it.. and even at that age - feeling like that book was for me.. but how do you feel about it today?.
i don't have a copy of it anymore, but i do remember it being one of the better books.. thoughts?.
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Waffles
I'm not 100% sure what you're getting at Wesley, but I agree with ya brother. Nice to have you with us all the way from Brazil :-)